A study discussed in Friday's Tennessean shows that many physicians withhold the truth from patients to avoid being held accountable through a lawsuit:
I've never been a fan of the shopping cards some stores make you sign up for to get their discounts. But the nearest grocery store to my house is Kroger and I begrudgingly signed up and let…
In medical malpractice litigation we often see a phenomenon where doctors stick together and seem to defy logic in the way they swear under oath that sometimes deadly mistakes aren’t…
Recently in Nashville heavy fog and icy road conditions set the stage for a 50 car pile up during the morning work commute. With the onset of winter, it seemed prudent to revisit the topic of a…
What I consider to be the most important case of my career so far involved the sexual molestation of children by a trusted counselor. I represented several victims who had been abused by a predator…
It’s Halloween week and soon our streets and sidewalks will be filled with costumed youngsters on a quest for treats. I spent parts of the last weekend crafting a spooky (not really) ghost circle…
There is an old saying that every dog gets one bite. That saying came from the common law that held a pet owner was responsible for a dog’s actions once it was known that the dog had a dangerous…
Tragedy has struck the Indiana State Fair. Failure to adequately secure a concert stage rigging caused its collapse in the face of strong winds just before the country music duo Sugarland was to…
Last week I attended a public event where there was a bounce house offered for any children attending so long as the accompanying adult signed a waiver of liability. There was no observation or…